Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1874, Page 2

RAFFERTY. His Case Comes Up in the Su- preme Court, Argumonfs of Messrs, Small and The Question of Intimidating a Jury . Considered at Length. Mr, Sn;n.ll Insists that His Client can Only Be Convicted of Man- Tho Court Takes the Matter Under Ad- ARGUMENT FOR RAFFERTY, Special Dispateh to The Chicayo Tribune, SriuxaevisL, 1il,, Jan, 20, 1874, Tuo Naflorty oago camo up bofore the Buprome Court this morning, and was srgued by Mr, E, A. Small for tho plaintiff In orror, and by Mr. Reod for the poople. Isend Mr, Small's argue ment in full, aud an abstract of that of Mr. Rtood, which Lins alrendy beon published. is the argument made by Mr. Small for his clieut, the plaintift in ervor: IMPEACUING ROANLAN'S EVIDENOE, On tho first trial of this cause, defonzo wan attomptod, except vladutll n error wae ot tn & condition of miind, by to comprobond tho nct With ub all thie evidonco bearing fu tho couit Lelow, 110 iapou tho point that the reason of drunkontie whaich Lo was churge: upon this polut was oxcluded from the jury, Before tho second fxfal §t was ascertained that the warrant upon which officers Scanlan and 0'Mear had nttempted to mako tha arrest was vold, aud this fact, in counction with tho ruling of this Court in rolus o sulted {n bringlug forward Madlson Bodoll, o witness tho first trial for tho prosccution, who, on tha tecond trial, ndded to 1is first testimony thio only facta contaiued i1 thy rocord teuding to -wit : An allegod threat by U igoport pulicemen, and made fo oo of their own number ; 8 most manifest {uvention to mect tho ature of the cane, This teatimouy unawered tho end desfgned for it by nullifyfug tho proof of dronkenncss ; and, therefore, the testimony relutivy Lotho fllegal Wwarrant boing oxcluded on tho econd Anal, s on tho frat, tho plainbiir {u orror was practi~ #ily without n dufeuso, “Ihies facts are known to tho Court, and I respoct- pully submit tiat thoy shiould overcomo auy reluctatico which may be entortained with reforctivo (o disturbiny o third vordict, Dractically, this was the first trial o tho cause, au, if this_Judgment rests upon the tme carroborated testimony of o perjurad witness,or if such uncorroborated teatimony * is clonded with suspiclon,” 1 believe it to bo the clear duty of the Court ta award ., This Is consistent with justice, and hus tho wutliority of thin Courtin tho caso of Gibbons v, The Peopls (33 Iil. 51) to support it this trlal (lio prosccuting witnea Seaulan, committed t “thosa only who, lika the heard his testimony 'before, coul observe them, ‘hess parjurics aconrrad repeatedly, both du bia difect aud crosi-oxamination, sud tho Jury, acaring him for the firat time, and scarcely compres fenling the clear impeachniont by the short-hund writer \who producod sud road his former tostimony, doubtless falod to sco thie fuliorunt falsity of tho wmair, Thofollowing is on oxamplo of this delibérate and wilks ful evaslou and falschood ¢ Q.—Wero you looking for the dufendaut that ight? Prove express nal- o nccused agaluat 7, you not bolh looking for him ? ot tho warront for b, aud was told 1f T seon Q.—Wero you not both looking for Lim? 1ot exnetly; we wero on tho boal togetlier, you ok teatify, on the last trials_* Ve wera , and wee could not find him? " lm?klux nlxld over for hin, Q.—DId you not sy that on the last irlal? A.—T soy T was looklng for him myself; of course 0'Meara went with mo along the beat every placo 1 ~~Then you were Inoking for him together? A,—1le wus along with me. I had s warrant for the Q.—llavo you not boen fold, within tho Iast two Lovirs, not 10 auewer that question, unless you were A—Xo, 1 don't thiuk T wae, you huve s conversation with the State's At vithin tho last bour aud u half, at bis roow in in which ho fold you uot to suswer that ‘wnloss you were uelied 2 dou't tlink T was, ou not told by tho State's Attorney, with considerabla cmphusis, that you wus s very poor witness about these matters 7 Q.—No, sir ; I hud a conversation with him, withtn thie jast hiour und a haif about O'Meara and’ myself going round togother. u the former trialy Seaulan testificd, in his diruct oxnnination, that O'Meara aud Limsels secking tho deonsad, His Innguege was warraut for the defendant ; we looked oll over for him, aud conld not fiud bin, " tho uhove oxtract from his testimony nics (his 3 that this falso wreteh iu do- termined, under tho direction of un influence which uust bo munifest to tho Court, s to myself, > defoat tho law as doliberately uot in,—tyice in lis dircet testimony on fhe former s cross-ozamiustion, Scanlan de clared thiat O'Meara stood aguiust tho front door, with aclung-ehot {u Lls hand, whiet he was shot, Thio lust decision by the Court fu'this cago refers directly to thin testimony an proving that 0'Nfeara wms aiding in ot Scanlon tiow swears that this fs falso, language amployed by im was read from tho short-hand writer’s minutes of tho testimony on tho lust trigl, 1t scoma that on tho day befors the lakt trial, Scanlan and Lia superor ofiicer, Hood, went down to the saloon where tho Liomicide occurred, aud not only succeeded {n removing {ho place whero 0" Blcara stood to a polut nearly four feot from tho door; but, on tho strength of that, they undertake now to cach Mra. O'Brien, who, twice sworn for tho prosos on, testifled ut tho Jast trial for the defeuse and re— iterated her provious declarations, that when the piain- HIl in_crror moved foward the front door, O'Mearn fumped und placed bis back gaiust it, Thicrefore, Seaulan now denfes all Lo has aworn ho- fore, Lecaus his former evidoncs showed the homicldo to bo manslaughter, aud it was necossary, as the press, o Btate's Attornoy, Ofticer Hood, ind (his, thelr do~ lolieved, to mako this trial result er and thio doaths peualty. praved fnstrument, in 8 verdict of mur his manifestly (ruo? AANHLAUGHTER, NOT MUNDER, 1f fhis offene vias tnansliughtor, and_hot murder, 88 shown by the testimony, I furtber submit that it s tho clear duty of this Cour! B wmai, sball hang non gridonco that catablished » caso of manelany only, simpl CanEe accol - R Bfimann aliior dechanga e 1 fon s Gt to ubneguto {ts true functions and becomo the fustrue weasly disclaim any intond. statoment ; but ble and infumoun clamor nac:“ of llmtlc‘lumm]';m o & lurespect in making forbear |l° say thut much of the respeot snd houor shich tho Bupreme Court commands, resta n its power 0 the flual arbiter of law which affect persousl and property rights, This is its firmest anchorage in the Toupicet und confidenco of fhia poople, would history esy of the Court which, muanslanghter and ot mit tho accused to bo afterwards convioted aud huy for murder, upon substuntially the samo facts? Woul it bo regurded as o suflicient tuird conviction, or that & jury,no matter how cors should e regarded as the final o 1ot Lelfovo this to be el was tho purpose of ustification thut It was n tho law, and I do_not bellove the law-makor who mudo Jurles the Judges, botli of the Tho purposs of thut endotment waa tto destroy life, Tt origluated when Judges wers hlood-thirsty, and tlio peoplo Senlous und carful of shedding blood, ithas out-grown tho_age for and shiould " be iuterproted most Uborally i favor of Don on ers of mobs aud clamor ; botli lives aud zoputat n error, dear us L1 to Taw and the facts, 10 conservo and 1 Liko mauy auothor law, which 1t was {ntended, life. We have com uj paper poteney to destro; Tlio life of thin plaintiir him, nd ead as it would be to uny hotest man to soa i’ yield § up under tho shocking circumstancos which liavo surrounded Lis prosccution, is of trivial consuquence {n compurinon withs the thts Court will permit iiu defiberate dect nulled by fulsebood and clumor, barbarous trial test of Justice three-fourths of Jurles in thoso duys, N ‘ana wero unable 0 agreo upon u yordict for eighteen and then ot the lust minuto of the Lonr on Which th Judge Lind announiced Lis purposs to_ leavo town for four duys, thoy agreed to han mave their #/Thaukngivii 0 power to prevont urder “The testimony, notwithsta #liows clearly thit O'Meara and gother to fud the pluliff, Beanlan now sags for the cara was looking for & witness in s t, ‘g fsw manifest falschood ; mony * already placo he vislted.” ¥ O'licion’s galoon, O'dleara frat lon to thio plafbtiff fu error, kinduess, mauch [ess animok- dof e plaitdir in error moment of the arrest, for What arouscd the'pas- y, aud brought abiout Are We not justified in he- gal aud brutat conduct of 1o i thls vold wavraut? n alous protendu questionably tied hends all we arg dinunera," s the Court ug Beanlan's perjuries, Seanlau went out to- dirst tine thut 0'1 Iun’ nuys O'Aeara cerltuin that on entoring directed Scanlan’s atiy Tt s alko clear thut 1o uul towards 0'Moara up to_thn they axchanged civil greetin sious of the uccused 5o suddenl, this lamentable jraged; Ioving that it was the drauken policeman in executin “Tho secusod could not testify, to teli what tovk place, auil Lia hss un all through, 1lis testimony comprel know of thy orcurreiice, vava ag Mo, O'Drien swears that 0'Moara placod his' back agaiiut the frout door with a sinuguhot in Lis haud, with a clear purposo to prevent denfes this for the firat time, and, aithougl lie way lave concluded ta regard tho teatimony a4 bulancedl boiween hin aud Mrs, "O'firien on that material point, especlaly ax Hood and Beanlun afierward: yeach Mrs, O'Brion, It way truly b suid, ay drs, ©'Brion doctared, that oll parifos wero druuk, A pair of druuken policemen, aried with » vold warrant, the charucter of which they undoubtedly know, a warrant moreover, which, even it legal, aa & batlable civil pro. ‘wea Impeached, the 8 o forveard o fm- oons, should nover liave beon oxecuted at uch an hotef, undortook to arrest a dranken inan in n oo, A meleo custed ; ho mouth of tho acoused, who 8 o Deat mnn of the lot, 1a cloned; nud straightway It fs Beralind as & Lorriblo murder ; tho proes takea: it up and It becomes tho subject of dixcussion nnml!‘[ foola naid kunves, untll tho wholo cowutry ringn with it, and yet, at the utowost, it was a drutken row in o mid- night “waloon betiveon two drunken oficors, them- nelves “violators of the law, and n lounger i tho saloon, who, If fet nlone, would hivo liarmed no one, Yot ho muat Lo hung by tho neck until dead, although ho sought no quarre), aud was Tinrwless until nnvaulted, That Ohristuphier Rafforty committed this erimo ‘whillo rostuting an unluwtul arrest, and thnt botls oficers partielpated fn making the arreat, 18 what overy honest tuan helioves, st the Sury falled or rofused to #oo it ouly becauso Mr, Blato's Attornoy mald fo them: “ Threo hundred ‘thousand people of Gaok Gotnty demand that you Lang this man,” “If you do not wisk Lako Gouity to be made tho uaylum for all the eriminnln of Oliicogo you muiat lang s man 1" Haranguen of this naturo wero moro polent with them tho juntico and low. ~‘Tha presn Joined i tho clamor, aud tho death pennlty was aflized to the crimo of manelnuglior, Tho declsion of the highiest Jndiclol tribunnl of the Statowns act at naught, nd o Jury of twelvo dolts bave mado tho law sud adnitnistersd ¢ in tho spirit of a mob, 1t fs 8 caso of mansiaughtor thens sl tho tostimony sliows it, and {his Court lian g0 dcelared thio Jaw, 8uall this maw, tlien, bo bng for murder? Is thore 10 longer any potoncy'fn & deliberato Judgment of tho Digheat Sudiclal tefbunal of tho Stato In n casg of lifo and deaih? May it save only tho property of n man whoso lifo it 1a powerless to protoct? This cannot bo tho law ; and if it {s the rule, 08 herotofora obmserved, it should bo at onco nud forever biteled, A loarnod ndgo, wliolatoly xetired from o position on thia Dancl, o o Tecently publlahed aricle, usod fho followlng words: *oaldes, the Appellato Court is bonnd, by tho ox- pross provislon of our statuto, o roviow fhio ovideco, and detormino the grada of tho offerice,” - ERRORS IN INSTRUOTION, Tho twelfth instruction for tho dofendanut waa fni- roperly rofused, It repenta tho principle in 1 Greou- Testh L¥idciice, Boction 200, mih, ba tho. Juty wors st iumtructed upon the polut, 1t shonld have beon given o8 8 qualification to the’ mighth instruction for tho poople. 1t is manifest, elthor thot thia should havo been given or that tho oighths inatruction for tho prosgeution should bisva beon quatifiod by stating fho effect of tho illegal arrest, Otherwiso that vital foa {uro of tho cose muat bo regarded as entiroly withdrawn. from the Jury. An oxcoplion win reserved o tho giving of eacli and all of the inatructions, aud 1f tho Fefusnl of the twelfth insfruction was propor, tho gy~ ing of the eight fustruction, for the people, without quullfication, wag improper,'and tho dofoudant is on- titled to tlio benoflt of bis oxception, TNOTKD QUESTIONS. On thio cross-csaminntion of tho witness Scanian, tho Court refused to allow the witness to answor eithor of the following (}\lellloll!, for tho remson that thoy wora * famaterial 1o the fssuo "—viz, : Q—*Whou tho defondant wont to got bis coat, wan 1t your purpose to let him go out? " Q—*If tho defendant had started to go out of tho {ront door by O'Meara, would he Lave permitied him togo?” G WD1d you not answor on tho Tt tial that i Tat- forty had_attomplod to gooutof he front door, O"Mounra waa thera toutop Lin 7 * ‘Theso Interrogatorles waro obfectod o in thelr or- der, the objection sustained, the witness not permitted to suswer, and an excoption’ taken, “Che mportance of theso questions {8 manifort, O'3eara wus standing by tho front doar, slungahiot in Lind, guarding it. Was It incompetent to show, ta wo did beforo, thie purposo for which Scantan and O/Moats roupectively stutlonod tiemsclven by the two doora 7 ‘Wak not the Inst question the proper basis for im~ peaching Seanlan unon that as upon the romainder of ll(l testimony at this trial ? A LEDGED JUToR, Mbrecht, a Juror, appoay by the amdevit of 7, B, Zimmor, to_Liave pledgod himaolf n advauco to hing tho plalutifr i crror, saving: “ X expect to bo on Rafforty’s fury; they think thoy wout find men cnough tn tho county fo havg him, but they will Aud thoy can," $: “Thia Juror waa sent for by tho Stata's Attorney, snd made an opposing afidavit denying the words od s Lk added te following signiloant ade ot adunte that bo heaed peoplo sy that ot Ond, ury in s ety T o Raiorty cune, nud that, this sfliant replied fhut they would find o Ju What i (he medning of this ? Ta 1t quito cloar that this juror, n German, correctly understood thonilidavit written for him by (le State's Attorney 7 What did ho mean by saying *they would find a Jury™ DId ho wish to bo understood that. bo was g0 Just and impnrtial that ho Imew bo would oboy tia isws a8 a Juror, or dld ho mean I will bo oud of Jury to hang bim "7 Tam Lound to add that sinco tho sontonce and since tho sdfourninont of (o Gourt whicl tried (his caso, erediblo Information Lisa rotoked me that thrce ofhoy rollably persons beard Albrecht make tho remark stated by Zimmor, INTIMIDATING TIIE JURY, Tho Jury rolired to consider the verdict at about 1 o'clock “pum, of tho 20th of Novembor, | Thg ensuing day “was Thanksgiving, and it was tho cxpectation and purposo of | the Judgo to leave Woukegun kb 70 otdlock n. e of thut duy forlls humo In Mecllenry County, wiih {he Durposo to romadn until the following Monday, Tho Jury wore unablo {0 agroe, nnd what nuxt tragepired Bpiears from the following statemont in tho rocord, iz, “ At nbout 0 o'clock p. m., of tho 20th day of Novem- Uer, 1870, whilosndd jury Wero deliberating fn thelr Jury rootu, the Judga of gatd Court, with the conaent of both cotiusel—viz: 0, 1, Reed for tho people, aud E, A, 8mull for tho defendunt—sent word to the Jury, by lio otticer fu ehiurge of eald jury, that ho *would mect thom at 7 o'clock the hext’ morning "kaid Judgo being at s lodgings nt the time, and tho defendant tot pereonally prosent,” At this tio the Jury lind been out clght hours, and unablo to agres. Whit follawed tho messaga nppears Y the followlug. stldavit of tio ofier In’chargs of lio jury : " Gedrgo Torguaon states on ontt, that o was tho offlcor in charga of the jury in the Abova causo af the ]m:unnl term of this Court’; that on Wednesday oven- ing, tho 26th day of November iust., aftor waid jury hind been in consultation wbout cight houry, this *de. ponent was sent for by 1Ml Honor, Judgo NMurphy, of sahl Court, who wne then at bis lodgiugy, and instenet. edto {nform sfd Jury that ¢he, the Judge, would moot them at 7 o'clock the noxt morning, belng the 27th of eaid November,’ and doponent also’ ‘understood sald Judge to say to deponent that lio, tho Judge, re- garded 1t an Lis privilego to adjourn until the following Moudny morning, and t0 80 inform tho Jury. Aud dt Donout furtier atates that ko did so injoura tho Jury ; aud depouont says that it was Lifs, tha dopotenite, understanding, and ho belleves ssld Jury alen o wn. dorstood, that' unless o verdiet wniy rendered by 7 ololock, tho noxt morning, aa stated by the Jmllic. tha Jury would be kopt togetlir, nd not discharged unti] ho ensulng Monday, Doponont further says that said Jury finally came to ‘an_agreonient within ' s very fow minntes to7 o'clock the ensuing morning, and. depo. nont kuows that asid ngroemont was actuslly hustened by that knowledgo on the part of the Jury, that uniess thiey ngreod thoy would be kept. together *soveral days longer, “ GRo, FEROUBON." Tt 13 unquestionable that the jury were hastened in thelr deliberations by the meseage” delivered to them Ly the officer ; and that the consent of counsel eme Uraced 1o such messago. ‘Fho officer was {ho messen- ger of tho Judgo: Lut 1t certaluly was not intended that such o throat should bo keut to the Jury, Thoy Tiad boen delfberating all the afternoon, ond Jato the aight, when word reachod them from’ the Judge, a8 they were {nformed, that unluss thoy camo 1o i cone clurfon by 7 o'clack the ensulug morning, they wonld Lo locked up four days and nighta during the Judge's absonce in a distant county, 1 appreliend fow men would have stood_firmly to tholr post far such & pos rlod ; nevertheless, thoro was uo agreoment until. jho vory Iast hour oul last minute arrived, whon thoy wero required to agreo ot sty four days longer, A% sppests fnmy aldavit, ono Oharles Mawe, jurar, waa in delicato bealth, und felt that he could not en- Qure such & protractud coufinement, and thereby pos- sibiy joopardize his own life, Of courao a jurons nlle dayit” caunot be recelved "to impeach hfs verdict: but it muy be Tecelved for tho_purpose of. sustaining At Tho Slate's_ Attornoy introdused none, and, 6 mintter of fact, none could buve been obtalucd, to ghow thot the ey woro ot haptened by thin messs, Ferguson, the oflicer, says ho “ kuows that the Bgrees mont of the jury wos nctually hastenod ™ by tho ksowie edgo that unless thoy agreod they would b kept to- gethor four duys louger s aud thio evidenca ls, that tho verdict waa returncd ut tho very last moment of tho Lour named, To tho caso of Gholston v, Gholston, 31 Ga., 25, tho vordlet was sct aslde ou 'the sl raund, 4 That the Jury Were imyropotly ufluonced. o agree Upon o verdict, by roprescntafions that uuless thoy should agreo apcodily, tho Judge would carry them with Lim to Elbort Goune ty nl;:l thiat he waw maklng preparatious for that pure Tose, + This communication was made to them by the Bherltt of the county, under whose ofiicil churgo fhoy Dad been plced, and i respect to which the. Gourt aaf Thla conduct of tho Sheriflt was o groas and flng- rant violation of bis ofticlal duty, Aud, morcover, 1t caunot be lightly regurded “in cousidering the vulldity of thu’ vordiet, It {s au fufloxibls rulo of law, that after b jury shall have beon charged with & caude, * having bad tho law and the evidenoo placed before them, by or under the supervislon wnd’ direction of tho Court, ull come munication between them and tho reat of menkind shall bo suspended, excopt by Jeruission of tlie Courl, until they shall Lave been discharged from tho caso, 1t 18 of tho laat importanco thut this Tule bo rigidly en- forced, tothe end that the administration of Justice iy be both pure and freo fram the suspiclon of im- pusity, The ascertainment that some uusuthomzed communication had been liad with the jury,the nature and purport of which was unknown, ought to vitiste 8 verdict, How much more a kuown commue nleation, caleulated to intimidate Jurors, o unsioltle resolution, Lnsed upon fixod and well-conaid- cred opinion,~to ‘IMIIEH & contlict botween o senso of duty sud pursonal comfort, convenlonco, or ntorest, Herowere mou withdrawn' from their familics and thelr gcouputions, for the dlscharge of a publlo dut; 'y withs (Lo coufident_expoctation of bolnis reatored 1o tholr usual agsociutions and_employments at tho closs of thu week, Hoing requived to rondur a verdict ju a case anbiniited to them with -unanimity, and be. dng uoable to agrce in oplulon until Ahat wek lad beon wpont and anotlior had come euced, whilst 1n this state (for suck s tho oyldonce) 4y above communicution is mado to them by the min- dsterfal ofticer of the court, who Jxrnlc- 4 that he +understood (it) from tho Judge and othors,' T8 1aate ters not that tho commmnication was untrus, Dare wo assuimo that the jury recelved it as untrue? Dare wo speculate upon thie irobublo infliicuce It sxerted 7 Thoy werg throstenod by an oflicer of thu court (for {hag fa 1hie nature of the communication) who, ju aid of the threat, clalme tohiayo for it tho bigh sanction of the Judge, “with bolng thus carriod mway - from tholr * homes, tholv county, aud their Duainess, sud continod for an indefinite period in anotlier ounty, Wnloun Uioy speodly sgros upon 8 voraict There ira aty won who would Lo more oslly moved from wn opiulon or & purpose, by such a threat, than by tho offer of a pocuniary bribo, We cannot bo uu- witred that the agreamont, subsequontly mado, but un. attaluable before, waa not effcuted by (his communica Yoo, The comununication itaelf wus cleacly illogal 5 1t waa ealonlnted to influonco the on dlscovoring It, in and, thorefore, the verdict i na 5 appliod for and ob- tainod loavo to hiave 0roo oponed and an The onso was honrd & fow wooks and tha nevw trinl THE COURTS. B’'NAI B'RITH. of £ros from taint. r this ronson, to raverso tho Judginen of tho Court by st anida tho vordiot and granta fow trisl Agsin, thia Court ina “manifeatly with no mj ury-room whilo_tho 8g0, and docldod in her favor tion for a now trial was arguo rofusod, aud tho bill dismisnod, PALSE IMLIISONMENT, h Rausch and Bophia, ot Herman Hoymen and plon of treapass In the cano for fr ment, In that tho defondants faleol a charga of dlsorderl; fmann.and on whioh the piaintiffs wero ed to givo bail, enred In court, nan appoaranco, was dismiesod, balfthink that they hnvo boon tho amount of $2,000, and thorofora anid i1 & cano whoro tho Judge, ropor motive, wont into tho ury woro doliborating upon #1¥0 clioosd to nesumo that what was o did not influence tho des int, {ndepondont of ita offoct udgment aionld bo rovorsed for tlio stmpla réanon that much su interviow did. take place.” Tho polioy of tho Inw requirea that il tho proceedings of tho Gourt skould bo open and notori- aus, and fu tha prosence of tho party, 0 that ¢ ho 18 not satisfied with it ho may tako excoplions to it in the modo poluted out Dy Inw, and not bo part of oxtrancs ous proof 1o show that auch an errar hoa beon coms mitted in & secret proceoding, and in fact out of Proceedings of the Second Chi Tax Cases Argued at cago age guel Day’s Session. Springfield. his wif, com- hin wifo by o 5o {mprison- ly swora out n conduct boforo nald and dono b tho Jud, npon tho Jiry, the Points Rafsed by Mr. Adsit and the List of Committees Appointed. Western Union Telegraph arroated and wero obl 8th day of Januar but tho defondnnta did and tho_procoedings and his bottor ItIs Decided to Open Meotings with — THE STATE'S ATTORNEY, State's Attorney Reod thon record to show that no m prossoed in Ofleer Scanl to tho chargo that Scanlon ba shiowod that the quostion af his testimony wns fairly submitted to tho Jury, by the inatructions of the Court bolow. MANBLAUGHTER, To tho tiiird assigued orror—that tho tosti- t, at tho utmost, guilty of manslaughtor only, Mr. ‘thut tho Jury possod upon this question, instructed, that if 1t eara nided or aesisted tomptod illegal arrest, thon could only bo found guity of man-~ slanghtor ; and “under such ingtrnctions and tho jury eolomnly found, 6 crime wag murder., and not manslanghter, I do not Leliave or fonr that that the jury was not justified "he evidenco 18 brief, and makes & caso of foul aud horrible murder,” Something More About the National Life. JUDGE MEATON Resolutions Relative to Dr. Felsenthal, will call Nos. 80 to 1000f Jug, Ho will oceupy the roos iho City Iall noxt to the Oi DANKRUPTOY 1TEMS, In the matter of William A, lo was ontored that the Assij . roplied, citing the natorial faols woro sup- tostimony ; and, as committed porjury, of the truthfuinoas g6 Rogors' calendar, ty Altornoy's. Tho Constitution Convention of tho Independ- ent Order of B'naf B'rith renssomblod yostorday morning at 10 o'look, pursuaut to adjourn- Bankruptcy Items---New Suits, THE SUPREME COURT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tyidune, Buttora ot al, a igneo sell tho bank- atore fixturce, and furnituro, after h-n' notico glven by advertivoment and 8. y Of Philndolphia, fllod & ohiricke aud Henry 2,400.64 on twolvo notos aud obarging thom with rnoy to confoss judgment, and in allowing their property at No. 110 Olark ba taken on exccution In favor of Fordinand Hollenborg for £1,116.88." A rlo to show causo Fob, 6 was Issued, and also an ine- Junction and provisional warrant of solzuro, In the mattor of tho bankrupt ostate of Trancis Schorber, Georgs W, A MAK ONILD I8 TORN UNTO ME. Boforo calling the meoting to order, tho Chalir- man, Mr, 8imon Wolf, made the announcomont that tho Grand Nasl Ab Grand Lodge No. that his wifo had mony show thaf Seninorirep, 111, Jan, 26.—The case of Jamea M. Adait, banker, v, Hormann Lisb and P. M. Cleary, came up Baturday bofore the Bupromo Balker, Arnold & Oo, tition agaiuet Valont otonschoon, claiming & of various amounts, giving powers of attos (Prosident) of District 1 bod Just recoived a dispatoh presontod him with a young and that the happy fathor, folt almostna cliaritably ine mmisslonor Harrison whon he rocolved a similar dlspatch a fow woels ago, Tho gontleman fnquestion thoreupon wished to have the wholo delogation rejoice with him at a grand oystor supper to be givon at the SBhorman House Monday evoning. The announcoment rapturously applauded, DUSINESS BEGING, Tho moeting was then called to order, and tho ogates being called most of to be prosont. pracecdings wero read by the g & fow unimportunt woro exprossl; Joro sloyn u‘l““' lo' ARGUMENT FOR APPELLANT. aan on ‘ju tho: al Mr, Edward Roby, on bohalf of the sppbllant, madé the following a; or elected 4n nuch manner ag tho Genoral directed, deriving his powor from tho Con- that power upon his oath, and in 0 Jaw, ascertainod and determined mouoy, nnd a safo ‘Tunt dotermina- at such good nows, from the ovidence, clined a8 County Cor and declarod that th this Court will say in tinding such a v that Janion M, Adait b worth $250, taxablo for the year 167, tion hina not been annullod, or i any manner im- lato telbunal. No nppeal 0 taken, oither by tho State or the party, No rensscssmont Lina boon made, Thera Thero {a no’queation tlint ho had doliara and no moro ; yot the Stato Dosrd od ovory dollar to 108 cents, Campboll was ap- In the matter of the bankrupt cstato of Bolkin e sl ton & (l]oranu. Burford Hancoc) Tho Btnto's Attornoy, in rofercnco to the | bos been takou, or coul Jury wore improperly haatoned vordict, onrnestly submits that corrupt, moddlesome, nuot and should no! y 8 vordict ; for, f it could, then mminal could escape punisiiment ucing an officor to dlsrogard his ““That tho true rule, u & cnso llke this jag k was appointod ohiargo that tho in finding thelr tho conduct of a reckloss, or impertinont officer oa) vitiato or destro; any wealthy c by merely ind Liaa beon no trial, BUPERIOR COURT IN BRIEF. a}’ra'giuk Ilolpin sucd John MoNomoy for James G. MoBrido and Caleb Ives commencod an action in roplavin ngainat Ste) to racovor about 810,000 wortl in tho store No, 40 Btato street. William Pollock sued Johu G. Pock and Phil- lip Benz for 1,000, Henry Holtslander, Osenr T, E. O. Daniels filed n petition ag: David A, Elmoro for a mecl amount of §1,702,61, on No, 120 South Halsted Joacph R. Payson, Insurance Compan; confession against I, K. Graugor and John Lansin, {or $1,000 ngninst Georgo Wobate: or, William Gavin suit against Geo Jnepor Billings, an dnminges at §1,000. CIRCUIT COURT ITEMS, Moritz OQosterreichor commenced a suit for £5,000 againet Willinm Pauton, V. W. and George Pnuton, Thomns Nichols and Ephraim Adams recovered fndgment by confession n Frank Scheibel, nnd Frod Vi William 0. Deakman e confossion against Loui Stoily, Hirsh & Co. agalust the Chicago & claiming $20,000. 85,000 agninst artner of the Inte firm of Wi Tho samo plaintiif also ente: mont noto against Moossingor for 52,255, tor Wilson commonced an action in trospass claiming €6,000 for an aud tho wholo asscsamont t "o Assessor could nat thua mont without notico, Hud tho Assesior mado tho assessmant, no matior how erroncous the Judgmeont, * what matler hins adjudged is not truvoreablo, of ofliclal misconduct may bo puntshed Aud it msy bo Impeaohed for froud, Thatofore, if the Assossor had entared on the * gt laut’s yamo, s bis proport %0 i safo, sud Lad carric an_ worth in totnl $70,884, ho d_punishmont, hnd showing that nd judgment had uld be nunulled for the fraud, namos of the del them wore found of yostordny's Becratary, and, corrections, adopted. OTENING WITH PRAYER, Mr. Rosonfels, Chairman of tho Committeo asked that thoso of the Convontion of The rending of tho which was done by the m up to Rula 23 woro aftor maoking fow slight alterations, 28 gnvo rise to quite an exoited hioh Jnsted for over an hour, ave rafied tho assoss. phon G Olatio, The minutes el o il of tobacco, otcs, and the only true rule, i Did the coudutat of the oflicor nffcot the merits of projudico tho rights of .tha ac- 0 athor rulo or deolsion can be adopt- ith thoe duo and proper adminia- Of courso, all of tho ceused should bo pro- tho caso, nnd Randall, and K, ainat John Hayes nin adopted. hanic's lion to the o Seallod rules was called for, tration of publi Boaretary, and all of thor substantinl rights of tho n sorved and saoredly guarded, THE INSTRUOTIONS, AB to the assigned errors in holding Inatructions, Mr. Roo tho action of the Court was the ruling which allowed witness Bodell to tosti- {y coucerning n conversation had, boforo tho shooting, with Iatter oxprossed a dolibor: down avy ofticor of tho Bri should attompt to arrest him ; O'Moara, ke morely oxceuted & provi fully snd intentionally, would be aubjoct to fu thio sct would, In & court of cl yold—za _on 'ita face, Deen oxereisod—or wo Assignoo of the Republie rocoverod & judgment by animated debnte, w! B, Waller for £3,708.11, 1t reads as follows 23, The proceedings of tho Convention shall be with prayer by » member of this 3 the Presklent, aud the amo aa usod in’opening munintaing that propor, a8 was also Precluely tho same thing has been done in this caso. Tho books sliow that the number of dollara In monoy and no moro; that thers was but ono pafo worth §250, and no more, 'and that the total is witlfullyand intentionally, a8 nfe':; "mumuy and ntont r and I, Bux- | oponed each da; and Edward Treanor brought raser shall bo the b 0 Lohman, Samuel Billings, Benjumin F. Gramp, laying 7,650, Tiils has beon fnereased, 070,884, and tho tax B ly extended upon this Iatter amount. A party thus outraged, efther by the fraud and erimo orauact oquivalent to it, who Ahows injury must rosult from ti fa entitled to rellof by injunction, cg ato reforred to n tho brief in Tho Peo~ submitted at this torw, and te swl rusults of chaging , . 878) Ohlof-Tuatice deciafon without permitting in~ tho decision ha nsks does 1ot de- urposo to shoating PRO_AND CON, eport squad who Mr. Dingolapiol of New Orleans was o, having come a long dis- urposs of attondlng to business or_with roligious exercises, In prayers were uscless h Ehoir ends just as opposed to this rul that irreparable and not to bof & moral city lik ond thoy would accomplis! well without them, Mr. M, 8. Cohen of Cincinna! sito viow from that of Mr. Bpolta vory enrnest), rocecdings with praye: it highly appropiiate that ove of this kind should do ro. Evenifa the membors shonld think it an e they should do it for tho sako of the Dr. Bonnenshein, of 8t. , of lev Ylork, and Mr, mado long g o voto of tho B the subject, re: awd 68 sgainst, DIr. Abrahams made & tho vote first takon, slmont unanimously. ley tho rules from adopted a8 o whole, N TOE RECORD. pecches made yesterdoy 8, Wolf, tho temporary Mr. A, E. Frankland, man of tho Exocul us Bien, were ordered twalfth, thirtoenth, fourtconth, and fifteonth assigned orrors ara nat considored portance to call for any o) ly answered in the rocor TILH PREJUDICED JUNON. Tho sixteonth orror asaign tho jurors, Charles Albreokt, fixed opinion of Iinflorty's guil “Iliyia, snys tho Btate’s Attornay, swored by the afidavit of the juror tho second page.’ Ho states theroin that he told Raflorty's counsel, on his ox: bind Lieard of the caso and b ho wag thereu tho couneel, neither he nor his It o person cousents to lave his case sried by o juror who tells him in nadvance that he cannot afterwards urge Morgan v, Licb, the argument from tho fac tho valucs in shiown, In Cohona v, Virginta (3 Wheat, * Ho who demanda of sufliclont imy belng suficier cainst Louis Ramp, clug suflicien ‘oefller, for the sum tt took an oppo- Dinglospiel, and or _of opening r. Ho though! ed Is, that one of Ll oxpressed & t boforo tha trinl, ntored up judgmont by 8 Millor aud JFT. Motz tutfon requires the valuo to be nacertain- od, This I8 o mattor of judgment, It cannot be na- certained without inquiry, The that no inquiry Los Leen® made, 100 cents, 10 1ore, no Jess, ‘Cho opuration of this Iaw, otlicr case, 11 10 nuko mediato ropresentativ, thio way from 59 to 248 cents, ‘Tho Constituion re tolovy n tax by valu « tax In propartion to the valo to be nacertained by brought suit in trespass Pacitio Railroad Company, figures demonstrato amination, that ho for a doliur {5 worth nd an opition con- ipon siceepted by cliont can com- Deakman began an motion for Clinrles Moessinger, ontho & Mooeringor, red up judgmont on Louis ; Judge J. . B. Rosenfols, of oochies on this subjeot. 4 lanvention was taken on aulting in a vote of 70 for prayer a8 wo havo econ fn (ko tho value of a dollar, or its fm. in differont countios, all quires tho Genoral Assombly so thot overy person shail pay value of Lifs praperty, such tho tribunal desigunted, dollurs are worth 100 cents each tho d with nowsr by the Constitution higs ns. at thoy aro of that exact required to pay o groater Stata s laid on overy otlier dollar in hohas nn” opinion, this as an objection." In conolusion, Mr, tho statute which says ninst Goorge Rosner, motion to reconsidor which was laid on tho table After a littlo further par- 1 to 35 inclusive wore Roed dirocts attontion to 8: ¢ All exceptions which go merely to tho form of an indictrnent shall b madoe Lefora tho triol, and no motion in arrest of Jndgment, or writ of orror, uny matier not affecting tl offense charged in the indictment.” And adds : I am 1ot awaro that this Court has'ever given nuy judicial construotion Lo the ox) ¢ tho real merits of the indictmont.” What do thess wonls mean ? Aro they idlo and vain, whatever, or aro thoy osacasiug vitality, udicial tribunal COUNTY COURT ITEMS. Sarah M. Moore was of the eatate of Richa proved bond of §8,000. On the renunciation of accopted, Margaret tho estato of hor I under an approved bond of §40,860. Bimon Miluor was ap) ostate of Elizabeth proved bond of 16,000, ‘the bond of the ndministrator of tho estata amounting to 84,000, was ac- pointed adwinistratrix certafucd their number and t M. Moore under an ap- Ho cannot bo' ehall bo sustainod for | tox on any dollar than i Nicholas Keegan being ho ronl merits of the o On motion, the able s the Obairman, airman, Judgo Memphis, and the Cha! placed on the record, Tho Choirman instructed_the Arms to provont membors and visit plauding, aa it interfored with busi DIl PELSENTIAL, Mr, Jacob Troost then offored the fof rosolutious which wero lnid on {ho tabl aftor the appointment of proper Committees, That this Convention viaws with tho most asido of values as nacortainod, and taxing one of hia dollars a8 much #s fve of anof 18 volq flier, inanotbior county, Such tnoquality, cnil auch overthros of the metliod hutitation to secure equality, are pro- ointad oxeoutor of tho offonso charge: dovised by the Qo seunmerer undor an ap- hibited by that su) TIE ATTORNEY-OENERAL, a history of the cass, fied, and relics upon the following roporty of appellant was rolatively this town..or county, tho statute proyides a convenient, 2. The provisions of t, with no foree or p to b considersd na and binding upon the highest of this grant and growing must have been ingorporated iuto I8 Stato for some useful Ihoy cloarly xefer to tho quesilon of th innocenco of the acoused, donco in tho record. of W. Clemons, EARLY TIMES IN ILLINOIR, The Mild Wintor of 182S, and the Iard Wintor of 1820, d inexponsivo remedy. o Revenue law of 1872, ns shown by tho evi~ | preecribing tho powersand dutios of the State They can hsva no other Becond District—M, Roseubiatt, M, Hopforman, N, Dloom, M, Reefor, ‘Third District . Loawaloln, 1, Greenobaum, Fifth Districl (ndman, 1, Adler, Bixth District—M, It. Landow, Sovonth District—N. Toflioimer, Bl Morels, COMMITTER ON CONATITUTINN, Eleat Dintrict—Jullun Bien, Louls Floidman, 8, AL, Valkonbiirg. Becund Distriot—Jomes Abroliams, I, Damborger, A, Grumor, TERRITORIAL JURIADIOTION, Tirat_Diatrict—al, Lowensiein, Chairman ; Tsracl Golicu, M, Ballin, 'L’ Homwerich. Hecond Distriol—13, Finonans, Dr, Newland, By, 1, Mach, Jlird District—Asron Haas, L, L. Dlock, A, Teln atein, Fifth District—D, Well, 11, Adlor, Bixth Diatrict—T', Rosonfeln, A, Kohn, Hoventh Dintriot—A, E, ¥rafikiaud, T:xulril Distsict—A. Helnoman, J, Btetthelmer,H, Fol senthul, Tourth District—3. Greenobaum, Fifth District—Aaron Goodmnn, M. A, Waltor, Bixth Ditrict—13, O, Hamburger, B, Felsontlal, Beventh District—Adolph Locb, Tho President stated that he would appoini several special committoes to-morrow, MIBOELLANEOUS, A number of resolutions unimportant to the outsido publlo woro introduced and roferred to approprinto committoes, ovoral delogatos complained of Laving beor asslgned to back senty, where they could how nothing of the prooccodings. Roveral resolutiont in rnfiml to tho distribution of seats wers intro. ducod, and su animated and excited debatq sued which would have probably lasted all doy had not s sonsiblo - delegata ac about 2 o'clock, moved to adjourn until 10 o’clock to-morrow morning to give tho Commit~ too a chiauce to work, which motion was earried. BANQUET, To-morrow night a grand banquot will be glven to tho delogatos nt tho Bhorman Iouss, Which, judging by the preparations mudo, will bo & grand affarr. ‘Baturdoy ovoning & grand ball and rociable will bo givon at the North Side Ture ner Hall, for which vory extonsivo proparations are mado, i TUE COMMITTEES, Immedintely after the sdjournmont of the Convoution, the various ommittacs agsombled at thotr respective rooms in the Sherman Houso, and at once all wore busy ns boos: The Beoro- taries wore occupiod for nearly threo hours in clasuifying the momorials oud rosolutions, near. 1y 160 in ‘number,_ and giving cortifiod copica appropriato - rofercnacs, As’ fast ns thewa copiea .renched the Obalrman thoy wero lnid before tho Bub-Committacs, and discussed with an_earnentness and vigor that proved they meant business, Over forty of theso papers wore handed tov tho COMMITIEE ON IEPORTS, who were in session until a lnto hour in tho evening. Thoy will not be able to furnish thoir roport until lato.to-day. "Pho interest of tho mombers sgomed, howovor, to bo contored in the important busiucss boford tho Committcos on Territorial Jurisdiotion, General Endowmont, aud Ititual, REDISTRIOTING. Tt is proposed to redistrics the wholo United Btatea, which naturalty taken some of the lodgon out of the jurisdiction under which they wera originally chartored. Thora is & strong fueling, amouuting almost to affection, for what may be called tho place of nativity, and the Topragent- atives of thoso -lodges which will bo thus romoved from their prosout location rosist any snch change of juriediction with tho utmost warmth. On the othor hand, there is n untural dewiro in all tho othor torritories to_oxtend their limite, and this lends Lo a most animatod controvorsy, and bho dobate in the Committeo is interesting to tha lost dogreo, The priucipal contest i§on tho Jurlsdiction of Distriot No. 2, which it in pro- llus(;d to limit to tho Btates of Ohio nnd vdinns, and Distriots Nos. 8 and G, A8 it is proposed . to romove the Btato of Virginia from tho formor and annex it to the Inttor Distriot, The Pacifio Blatos form- ing District No. 4 will not bo disturbed in this respect. Alichigan will probably be added to District No. 6, which bns its Loadquarters at Chicago, while District No, 1 will probably Lo shorn of all its Btates oxcopt Now Yorle. The Now Eugland Btates will probably bo formed into & pew dlstriot. This appoars to be tho goneral opinion of thoso cone vorsant with tho doliborations of tho mombers charged with tho redistricting quostion. THE ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE, The ‘General Endowment Cowmittee have under chargo a yery bnportant uestion, whielh is, Whetlier an Endowmeout law shall be passed to guarantes o specifio sum to tho family of oach brothor at his death, such ™ sym to be guthered fromn o smoll contribution from the whole roll of memborsbip. An elaborato tablo, con- Board of Equalization are constitutional, 8. The Blate Board of Lqualization act inn acity, and, while scting within the limits of thelr jurisdiction, thoe correctnoss lon cannot be questioned col- grot the_sentiments contained in a letter President of the Lx- 3., 'by Brotlier Felsenthal, tho Exccutive Come 4, and wo repudia Htesolved, Wiilat wo disavow the wholo aforomaid cclally repudiate tho Jagungo which 88 well aa similor ones, is the teuches the membera thereof to undervaluo truthfuluess sud houesty, and deterioratos some mon’s charactora by causing their lifo bage, solflsh motives, moncyed Trom the Washington (1iL) Herald, 0 appearsnco of the country at all as it is now, Wash- oxcopt tho lower part iug stood where now s In the fall of 1828 a fow sottled at tho foot of tho blu: monning or import. No coustruction can strip them of this meaning without violence to them, Buch beiug the cnye, I submit that not a siugle ussigned error *affccts the real morits of the offense charged in the indictment' in this case. 1¢ this Is 80, then this judgment should bo af- firmed by reason of thiy stutute, if for no other to'Julius Bien, Iag,, ccutive Committeo 1. 0, and printed in tbe Inat fepor miltee, on pages 11 to wnsl-judicinl ci ton did not oxist, of thoir detorminat t; and only o fow cabi Theso positions aro eup) rensoning sud a multidude Edsull stating iu closing that * thero is o dlspos sition too provalent to t; suthority of the officors tion and law bing confided tho nascssment of orty for tho purposo of taxation, If it is ratood that correction of ervors in asscss- mentd can only bo obtained before the Boards of Reviow orgunized for that Laving just grounds of cor their grievances bofore such Bonrds, manner securo a fair and just assessment." Tlio case was taken ung ported by very closs of anthoritios, Mr, loneors eame and between hore ond Lenrd of tho delighttul r8 u Illinois, and oame ors of Ohlo’s eold. 1l thoy anticipated, Tho stuck 4 T aud kopt in good green, and snow nevor falling ia sufficiont hot-bed for hypocrisy, After tho argumentas hnd boen concluded, tho Court took tho matter under advisement, An opinion is not expected until tho close of tho reat with contempt tho to whom the Constitu. climato and mild winto: Lere to escapo tho rige first winter was o} ran in tho woods condition. Tho grass continued was almost unknown, quantity to whiton t clrcumstances, no proparations wore mado for the corn was ungathored ; he cabins open nnd barely ther, about the last of At this timo a light snow bogan to fall, Tho pooplo were surprisod, but thought it would were mistaken, however. falling for soveral days, that tho fences woro no Quite & numbor all suffered soverely from cold an oung gontleman startod at the first of ly constructed sleigh for Galena, sud in tho spring his tho snd but not strange powering cold and ravenous waolvos, some corn ground, but main-spring of considorations, “Was gomacht’ werden — e sentiments having been TIME TO UNLOAD. icx Ligh in wuihorh Fyom the New York Tribune, A dispatol from Washington printed in the Now ferald says that Gon, night announced to a delogat ors in Congress that it was timo for the It that it bas beon earrying too much de that an overweening confidonce in the of the party has imposed the Stato tions in the Sonth upon the Gonoaal Governs ment.” The President further statod that tho saddle was _boginnm mnted that Toxay an: uisian, caro of themselves, Ho declined in advauce to sottla the internal squabbies ‘¢ This nursing of monstrositios, observes, * has nearly exhaust avowed by a number of aud thereby having s semi-ofileial character nt the author of maid letter merits, snd 8 ceosure of this Convention for the lication of tho samo, Wise then offered a long rosolu- 0 for an nmendment to tha~ Consti- tution iu regard to & home for the helpless. ADVANCEMENT OF LEALNING, Dr, Wiso also offered tho following ; of delegates’ of various American-ichrow congregations assemblod in cone in"tho Clty of Cincinuatl, e Amorican Uebraw Congrega— Joct of establialiiny, siis- titutions furthering tho sud espocially to cstabe Igation of liobrow learn- nd, EREAS, Tt 1s tho object of Ihis Order above all to romulgate tho sublime and etornal doctrinea of dudne rofoasors, and also to dovelop and clo- moral cliaracter of our race by & ence and nrt ; aud o docs not”deem {t adyleabloto plcea & seat of learning, ngusgo, os lias Leon declded, the Constitution Grand lved, That wo, ns Dnat duty-to give all encours, ourpower to tho tald unj the following wints tho atock unkousel comforiablo in fino woa Novembor, 1820, Grant on Saturday lon of his support. ** ho was boginning to think opublican party to unload; lor advisoment by the THE WESTLCRN UNION TELEGRAPI COMPANY, Megsts, Williams & Thompeon, stated tho facts fu this cave, tion providing for appellant, which ave already L'he suow continues until it was o doep longor visiuto, THE APPELLANT'S OASE. The points made and relied upon by counsel 1. Tho Revenuo act of 1873, under which this nssessment and taxotion is attemptod to be mado, does not contomplate the taxation of tho- vention in July Inst, tabllshiod “a Unfon of tious," having in viow tainiig, and_governing ins cauue and intorest of Judaiam, lish & college for the promu] to gall. Ho inti- Louisiaua must tako amo from him, of Mississippi, hat and a few bones told " ho nervously tod the life of 8 gome sincerity in early enough sliown old Gov, Davis that Lho firat sootion of tho act is a clear and dis- tinet indication of the intontion of tho Laogisln~ turo in referonco to tho property and classes of erty which aro to be subject to la list the capital stock of fore; is not included, oxcopting only t stook of bauking co: a property which is to be taxed, is caref lined to that which 18 situated in this Stato or belongs Lo residents of this State. 2. The fifty-third section o! for thoreturn which is tobe m: ponies, or corporations usiy of telegraph in this Btato, is conngation with the first scetion, and only rofera to corporations incorporated by tho laws of this porished on the way, Theso men my quaintod with, aftor the snow it grow mild and froze 50 hard that ear up teaws and and it romained this way theso oxprogsions, was ols tho other day whon ho .t after approving the law under which the elecw tion was hold, running for Govornor and beaten, Lo ought *to informant was poreonally ac- | vate the neental ral support of pcl TEREAS, THo Urds establish uuder ita di or especlally of Hobrow la n o former convention of orntions and tho e, thon suddent: & crust strong ouough to wagons was formod, untll lats iu the sprin, Moro like tales o ovents that baj storiea of tho ot out,” and troops to keep the legal incumbent from sounblo people will hig place. All ros Progidont shares the bo gind to eco that tho disgust they Luvo long folt for that politionl system in the Gult Statos which in using tho Foderal patronago tions ; socond, whon beaten, Judges to declaro the election 1l using Federal troops to Lkeop oul sod put in the Administration ci stom which s bad its nur im exclusively.. “ monstrous " bantling, creatures in the Gulf Statos will grieve to loarn thut Lo proposos to withdrasw its nourishment. The fuot that the party is ovorlondedis evi- dont to tho meaneat capacity, dent bins beon ablo to discover & portion of the suporfluous baggaga it is cur: encouragiug fact, though it that o can be led to goo the full burdon, It is, howover, groatly to his oredit that ho seoms Inlined to relieve tho arty of & portion of tho load hiw avo placed upon ita back, mude Oasoy, B'rith, consider it aur oment and moral support in u of American Hebrow cone ond to tho institutions that bod; ding the clevation and promu f tho act providing ndoby persons, com- or operating lies bo conatrued in F some far off land than ppened right here, scom tho howling wolves Indians, and the fearful cold of ti I don’t soo why thoy did not all poriah., Their food was corn “dug from the snow, and mado into hominy, corn-bread, ete., and moat. Yery many wild animals died. other timid creatures grew so tame that thoy vor without difticulty, but consiats, firat, and prowling STANDING COMMITTEES, 6 Chnirman appointed the fole ing committoes ; TERINTONIAL COMMITTEE, Tirst District—Willlsm Loy Ballir, 8, Bommeric] logal ; and third, On motfon, the b tho “opposition 8. ‘Thero Is no authority conferred by tho act lowing standis upou the State Board of Equalization to nasess tho capital stack of foreign telograph compunles, pirit of the logislation oud legistative powoer to property, whon tho or tho proporty is nob ‘Tho doer and 4o and protoctor as he justly statos, o and nobody but his vensteln, J. Cohem, M. Second District—B. Fefnomon, Dr, Neuland, M. J, ek, Third District—A, Tinas, A, L, 1] Fifth District—1, Well, T, Adics Bixth Distriot—s, Beventh District. 11, Greenobaum, D . 3. Moses, Ak u GRAND BTATE OF THE ORDER, Hirechfeld, 1, Toussig, Lea L. Dontach, M, Colin, 6, Winer, A, Relnateln, could he Lnocked o their flesh was not good, Lato in the epring the snow melted, and when tho country was alla duck-pond the weather grow cold again, and tho ice was thick enough to boar horses and sleighy, An old lady told me o then, on tho cdgo of the bluff, wero going rapidly, sud when they camo to o suddon turn tho sleigh hn tho blufl, and it was with Evor sinco that winter tho wenthor has boen sovere from Decombor to March, and it was not before, Why this iss 6o I wish I wae wiso enough to toll, At any rato, I am cause I did not live in the 4, It is contrar; of the Btnte, and boye subject to tazation po owner-does not reside, withun its himits, ven it it is tho propor constraction of the ital stock of foreign lout, A, Relnstine, . Roaenfels, A, Kohen, That the Presi- oasaiely) kulmlmz loigh-ride sho took Tevouue sob that tho cap} ¢ o sloigh-ride sho to tolograph companics is to be assessed for taxa- tion, still the procecdings of the Board of Equnlization in makiug the assossment wero irrogular, and not in accordance ments of the law, THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPLY sets forth tho Listory of the care, and maintains tho following points'to be well taken and based ON REKOLUTIONS, . 1L, Bouucnshein, W, 3, Greeucbaum, Charles is o highly ardly possibla over the edgo of extout of the B 1 lculty thoir horsos With tho roquiro- First District—R, W, Tochrding, L, Trier, Becond Distriot—] Third District—8, . m!o)gl. Fifth District—A, Goodman, 3. Bixth Distrlot—J, Ou Seventh District—F, our First District—A, 13, Teldor Herz, Dr, J, Ma, No othor than ha and Kollogg tho iven to sighing bo- g 0 Now Orleana doclare overy~ good old times " of logal which might scem to bonefit tho Prosidont and his friends, and ovorything illogal las grown' tived of work In this diroction, thore may bo s of hin, recognizing other mistales, Carpentor, for iustance, i o bulk: tha Prosidont leut a hand in loadin, Doos Gen, Grant imagine that liams would have boon light to carry? or that Mr, Unlob Cushing would not g tho withors of the Repubtican varky, if the recaleitrant Sonato Lad not intor- 1, Tho statute authorizes tho taxation of the prowitz, L. O, Talter, Company or corporation ital atock of any tolograph line in thia g, or operating n Educntionnl Assoctntions= Department of Superintendences ‘The Dopartmont of SBuperintondence of the No- tional Education Assooiatoin, which mot in Elmira in August, 1873, adjourned tomeet in Wasbington Qity at such timo as might bo agreed upon by the Commissioner of Education and the Presi- dent of the Dopartment, hiold on the 20t 1 b Aorrls Goodbardt, which did not. ™ Gohen, Wall (Leavenworth), 2. Foroign cor| porations can only exercise thoir franchigos in thi 8 s State upon wich torme be proscribed by ho statutes of the State, 8. Corporations ma; 8, I, Bonnenshein, Third District—S, Gollin; Fitth District—M, It, Wafter Bixth District—J, Salinger, Soventh District—J, 0, Herm: LITERARY CENTENNIAL, !'lrat District— or, 8, Well, I, Westholmor, B, Wail, y bo rightfully assessed uo of their capital stock “and frau- 4, ‘Tho rules adopted by tho Board to ascortain the value of tha capital stock and franchises of & corporation, are, at lonat, 6, The statute authorizin Equalization to dircct), corparations is constitutios The meeting will bo and 30th of January, Tducators from all parts_of the country are cordinlly juvited to this Educational Coufor- A, L, Bunger, M, Ellinger, E, M, Second District—Charles Kohn, ¥red Strauss, Z. Tolluck, Tbird District—P. Lowin, Tourth District—3, Greonebaum, Fifth Diatrict—MI, 1, Walter, Honry Adler, Hixth Distriot—Lilip Sleln, theoretically corract. g tne State Bonrd of ouco. portontons ploco of luggage. It has boon Ao st eaiial- of l'l‘lm following subjects will bo prosented for trimmed down to meot sisting of a sories of mat homatienl caleulations, prepared by Isidor Bush, of 8t Louis, Mo., ia now under consideration, as woll ns_a system filu&qud by Adolph L. Ganger, of Now York. othing can oxceod tho earnost and senrching criticlum which theie plons undergo, Tho proe vorbial fluancial astuteness of tho Ennplu, who form this Convontion is brought into play, and laws of longavity, sanitary regulations, mathematics, slatistics, googruphy, hiystes, and, in fact, the whole scicnco of po- itical economy is handled in a masteriy manncr., It would bo wall if in all our deliborative assom- Llies and logislative bodles, the snmo energy sud talent wore hmughuo Lear on the issues thut now agitato tho country., Pertinont to the investign tion of thoquostion of endowment, is the question of consoliduting the whole {raternity into ono compact cohosive body with constant mutual re- Intions, or giving to eaph distriot separate civ- cumseribed miesions, indepondent of mutual rolations or practical quostions, Whilo all tho members are *a unit on all {he (heorotical priuciples, yet fhere is o diversity of opiuion aa to tho practical currying out of dotails, A CHASE AFTER MOSES. Mow J. L Neagle Collected n Debt irom the Governor of South Ciros Unn. Corresnondence of the Augusia Conatitutionalist, Hearing almost every one I met ou the sircets enickoring ovor the nieans adopted by Neagla to mako Gov. Mosos puy his debts, I doterminod to interview the ox-Comptroller-Goneral, and accordivgly ropaired to his oftice, whore I wag-kindly wolcomed, whon ho recountod tha particutars of the ** hmaklnag into of tho Mosnio mansion, It appears that Moses, as is charac- toristio, is slwewd and over rendy to boguile the unwary, Mus, Moses had consonted early in De- comber to pormit a lovy to be made sygainst herself, but rocontly Moses paid a portion of the debt claimed aud in somo way managed to have the furniture relioved. prou Learing this, Neagle boeamo furfous, and agnin despatch ** Honeat John * Patterson to domand © money or bis lifo.” Fliis was on the Slst ult. Mowcs roplicd oivllly, “ upon bis honor as n Mnson,” that ho bad not a cont, And was obliged to ropair to Chiarleston thut night to inspoct the euble militia, which would parade on tho 1st, Whero- upon Neaglo rosolved to thwart the design of lus cortiticntecy, and, arming bimsele cap-a-pic, went ovor to' the Ieston mansion " aud asked to soo the Governor, ¢ Hig Excelloncy ia just on the ove of starting for Charleston, and cannot bo 800n," WAS tho ro. joiudor of the powdered and liveried servant, “But I must woo him," ru{vlind Nougle, knock- ing down the portor in rufllos, aud wallred inte the muausion, brandishing o huge Colt’s six~ shootor, Mosos sought safoty in flight, and started for the back Entu. but Neaglo followod closo on hiy hools, and * cut Lim off,” when His Excolleucy #ealed tho brick wall' (which some of your readors have donbtless soon), impressed o dray into his sorvico, and bied {o the Blherifl’s houso for protection. In the meantimo, Nenagle followed closoly, dis- clmrlglug Lis pistol at Iutervals of o fow soconds, until'he had used a box of cartridgos. Money thon sout for Trial-Justice Btaggers and Lind o ‘)uncu»wnrrnnt lssued, Nouglo was arrosted, and Moses took the train for Clinrloston, This was at 7 o'clogk p, m, Nenglo. found wo troublo in giving n $10,000 boud, even Democrats goi, upe ou ft, ovon though Noaglo btill doclured. by fo Lontion to shoot Moses if tho monoy ($16,000) was not paid, Moses was now en route for Chirloston, and whon Neaglo was roleused g the country, but the Lrosident's lyuuhlml has sulfored no ohango, not even such critiol plion of a proposition for hien an ocensi ‘'he true polioy of Nntional aud State dealingy Boventh District—Fred Rau, with advanced oducation, both socondary aud 0 Firat District—A, Heinemal I, dreenchaunt, —_— THE CITY COURTS, THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANOE COMPANY. Kirk Hawos, Recolver of tho Natlonal Life In- suranco Company, applied to the Conrt for loave to have tho outatauding policics valuod, order was grantod, and it was aleo ordored that tho Recelvor notify the polio; the disporition of thoy will bo eutitled to thol thoreof, based upon such yal also given Mr, sy roputable sure such polioy-holders Judgiug from u wounld llo in the & futuro reduction, ridor, liko Mr, Murphy or Mr. #omo haodloss momont fallon fr orty ho wes riding, Gen. Grang Las hast- party from belng rolioved ving the unhorsed siutos- tor whioh was as hoavy J. Koch, B, Rosendale, rict—J, BT, Wiso, Nat. Druker, “Uhird Distriot—>. Lemlich, M, Linstin, J, Moscs, . ¥ifth {Distriol—8am Fox, org, 'Sttt Distrlot—2r, Jacobw, 8, Rindakop, Suvonth District—Sol Morrls, ON RITUAT, Firat Dintrlct—E, M. Fricdliu, iuger, Mux Waal, L, Loowentlia Second District—A, Abraham, Thisd District—0, Comparison of city instruction in Enrope with inatruction in tlus country, o oducntionnl ropresentation at the Con- tonninl Lxposition in 1870, tho geuoral plan to bo adopted by tha country, and tho specifle plang for the ropresentation of State aud city systoms and institutlous of lonraip, Gonoral plan for furnish) orgunization, and methods of education, sohool architocture, biography of educators, &o., for tho Contonnial Exposition, The naturo of the invitations to bo extended to eduoators in foreign countries, Uniform plan and form for nublishing the prine oipal statiatical tables on education,, publio lands for edueation, and oh tho apportionment should Lo Colfux, Lag i om the back of V. Treullch, V, Roseu- to provent the by tho accident by g man a certificute of characi to carry a8 he was, 1t is porhaps too much dont to suo what most boginuing to surmise, that tho wolght' of Gon, ronders bis trans) tive to the Ropubi y-holdera that, upon tho assots of sald O "Adolpli Moses, ., Ell. Max Dingelaplel, —— O, M, Ohumakan, M, Pollak, It, s:m.m Distrlot—11, Pollak, A, Froundifeh, Phillip Buveuth Distelot—D1, Hoftholmer, ENDO Bacond District—Tsidor Nuthun Morris, A, 1. Third Distriot=~8, Littauer, L, Levi, Fourth Dlstrict—1, Levin Fifth District—F, J, Phill Bixth District—Oky Hovouth District~] fixg history, statistic to oxpeot the Prosi- thoughtful people ara that “thoro {s a possi- Urant himself portation rather uuremunora toan party, It is roluted of & Hiberman cavalior that whon Lis Lorse in some ¢ ROk his bioof {n the st you'ro going Lo Uisloyal to hint blo thint the Proui- Republican party more, butto go Lotrue,the party nlv ombarrassmonta atal, lawes to enter into ncoount with o company to reine in suoh ‘company, condition of charge of the mude of its man- ported in yostorday's ise olioy-lolders will nof have Company, and from the exhibit n agomout fu tho bil o sue, tho unfortunate p muoh loft to offoct a roinsirance, THE DIVONOE MILL AGAIN, nother rebuff,—his ro Judge Moore. of his patont di. ce agalnst his wito torly iguoraut of unaccountablo ca) tho horsomnn eny ride, I'll got down," y but ly it Inpoi id out that the coneluio not bo viddon ax JOWL WRY ith futurer'1f tha ‘whioh threaton now to prove Hofomon Balzburger, the busis on w] Buporlutendonts ara roquoatsd to come p: pared to yresont for,considoration the education- al quosticus of gonoral into r clally proysing in theiv_rospeotive jurlsditions, d. I, Iunvoup, Prosidont, A, Goodrleh had an weekly falluro—Dbofos timo in 1872 ho prooured one vorces for Goorge W, Lawron Julla. 8he was ul po, M, Dulirens, arles Kozunlueky, 1, §, Ledoror, B Krolgrliabor, ON FINANCE, 11, Dorlluer, Houry Adler, §, Hambere nauck vost which ure npo- A, Anndrzona, sent him the following tologram : * CoLuauta, B, O,, Dec, 31, 1873, . J, Moses, Jr., Governor, Lo., Charieaton 1utels Engagao suite of rouns for mo next your own, T will bo down to-morrow to asgiut you in re. viewiny the militia. J. L, NeaaLE, Aid-de-Camp, Mosos woa ot breaktast whoir tho tologran, ronchod Lim, 1lo hurriod to his room, buired tho door, and sont for his friond, ‘Treasuror Gur. noy, whom, with toars in by oyes, o huplorod that ho pay Neagle, Gurney canuunlm}, and wheu the traiu arrived Noogle wus paid and (lq poopla donled tho plousure of witnossing g . flrut-class funeral, of which Moses would have hicen the fignrehend, ns ho certainly would huve been shot, ~Hig Iixcollonoy reviewod his battale ions, but .kept close eyo on Nooglo for funrthe luttor might givo him an ounco of Tond in the wuy of interost, %o my inquiry if ho way nop apprehonsiva of l.mhxgv put under a ¢ poggo Lond” in Charloston, unfiln roplied “No, thg wlholo populution would Lave Ansured ‘mo my liberty nylong as thoro was a hope of killing Mosen,” Thls Lolug a fight among Radiealy ko it the moro amusing, Nouglo made the above statoment Lo mo personally, ‘aud vouakod for its acouraoy.)